Welsh dairy co-op £14.4m investment will boost production and create jobs
A North Wales farmer-owned creamery has announced a three-year £14.4 million expansion to increase cheese production by 50 per cent and create 30 new jobs by 2024. The investment by South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) is being backed by the Welsh Government with a £5...
Chatting chair wins top award
A special chair designed to get people talking has won a top award. The Cadair Sgwrs (Chatting Chair) was created by housing association Cartrefi Conwy to combat loneliness. The ground-breaking project has now been honoured at the prestigious Arts & Business Cymru...
Turf’s charity gift after gin sales take off
he gift of a case of gin from the Hollywood stars keen to buy Wrexham Football Club to the historic pub alongside the stadium is helping a family support charity backed by North Wales’s policing chief. Regulars at the famous Turf Hotel alongside the club’s Racecourse...
Care home bosses demand stronger PPE in face of deadly new Covid-19 variant
A social care campaigner is calling on the Welsh Government to urgently invest in higher grade PPE to defend against the new coronavirus variant sweeping care homes. Glyn Williams, a member of the Care Forum Wales Council, has grave concerns about the ability of the...
Jeep Renegade 4xe road test by Steve Rogers
It feels like the world and his wife is joining the electric party with thousands giving themselves a Christmas present. According to the motoring bible, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, the best selling car in December was the electric Tesla Model 3...
Citizens Advice lead drive for justice for the vulnerable of North and Mid Wales
Vulnerable people across North and Mid Wales are to get free face-to-face legal advice thanks to a £260,000 partnership between local Citizens Advice services, law firms and a leading university. It will help the region deal with what is being described as “a tsunami...
Tributes to harp legend Osian Ellis
Tributes have been paid to a globally-renowned harpist who has died at the age of 92, Dr Osian Ellis CBE, who started playing again as he approached his 90th, collaborated with leading British composer Benjamin Britten and performed at the world’s finest concert...
Social care leader’s frustration over anti-covid jab no-shows
A social care leader has vented her frustration about people not turning up for appointments for anti-covid jabs. Mary Wimbury, the chief executive of Care Forum Wales which represents nearly 500 independent providers, said it was particularly galling when many...
Kind bakers help boys’ choir rise to Covid-19 challenge
A pioneering choir that hit the high notes when it wowed the Britain’s Got Talent judges has been given a boost by a bakery firm as it struggles for funding during the coronavirus pandemic. Only Boys Aloud, which has choirs in Wrexham, Rhyl, Caernarfon and Holyhead...
Housing association’s new deal to build 1,000 new energy efficient homes
A housing association has secured an extra £39 million in funding to build 1,000 new energy efficient homes. According to Cartrefi Conwy Chief Executive Andrew Bowden, the new finance package is a “gamechanger” that will enable the organisation to reach new heights...
